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| Newer page: | version 6 | Last edited on Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:59:26 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 5 | Last edited on Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:36:46 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
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The first few bits of an [IPv6] address which tell a host what kind of address it is.
-<?plugin OldStyleTable border||
=
-| <tt>0000 0000</tt>
| Used for things like [IPv6] compatible [IPv4], loopback and unspecified addresses (1/256th of the address space)
-| <tt>001</tt>
| Aggregatable Global Unicast Addresses (1/8 of the address space)
-| <tt>1111 1110 10</tt>
| Link-Local Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
-| <tt>1111 1110 11</tt>
| Site-Local Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
-| <tt>1111 1111</tt>
| Multicast Addresses (1/256 of the address space)
+<?plugin OldStyleTable border=
+| <tt>0000 
0000</tt>
| Used for things like [IPv6] compatible [IPv4], loopback and unspecified addresses (1/256th of the address space)
+| <tt>001</tt>
| Aggregatable Global Unicast Addresses (1/8 of the address space)
+| <tt>1111 
1110 
10</tt>
| Link-Local Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
+| <tt>1111 
1110 
11</tt>
| Site-Local Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
+| <tt>1111 
1111</tt>
| Multicast Addresses (1/256 of the address space)
?>
Almost all the other address space is unallocated or reserved.
See [IPv6Addressing] for more information.
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CategoryNetworking
